Market Updates
China Stocks Staged Mild Rebound Ahead of Earnings and Rate-Cut Optimism
Li Chen
05 Aug, 2025
Hong Kong
Risk appetite rebounded in China and Hong Kong as investors looked forward to corporate results.
The Hang Seng index and the CSI 300 index gained about 0.4% as investors awaited the release of earnings from leading banks and electrical goods makers.
Traders are factoring in a rate cut after the U.S. policy meeting in September, amid growing evidence of weakening labor market conditions.
The U.S. economy added far fewer net new jobs in July, and additions were sharply revised lower for May and June.
The sharp scale-back in hiring confirmed that businesses are worried about the erratic trade policy of the Trump administration and a jump in import tax negatively affecting profitability.
The rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September could spur more investments in emerging markets, supporting stocks in China and Hong Kong.
Market indexes in Japan, India, South Korea, and Australia gained in Tuesday's trading, following a rebound in New York in the overnight trading.
China Indexes and Stocks
The Hang Seng index increased 0.3% to 24,807.0, and the CSI 300 index advanced 0.35% to 4,084.57.
Bank of China advanced 1.1% to HK $4.59, HSBC Holdings edged down 0.5% to HK $96.35, China Merchants Bank edged up 0.2% to $51.10, and ICBC advanced 1% to HK $51.10.
Techtronic Industries edged up 0.2% to HK $95.05, and China Mobile Ltd. edged down 0.1% to HK $85.45.
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